Securities / Derivatives

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    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Confirms Plans to Open More Futures Products to Foreign Investors

    By Editors | 29/05/2023

    Vice chairman Fang Xinghai said the CSRC plans to open more futures products to overseas investors and attract more foreign institutions to participate in the futures market.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Allows Morgan Stanley to Fully Own Futures Unit

    By Editors | 28/05/2023

    The new unit will be the second futures business in China to be wholly owned by a foreign bank, after JPMorgan Chase won a similar approval in 2020.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Anti-ESG Movement a “Red Herring”

    By ESG Investor | 28/05/2023

    Investors can still take the “middle path” to appease US clients while upholding sustainability-related commitments.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Korea Working on More Measures to Address Real Estate PF Risks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/05/2023

    Regulators are extending support measures, encouraging write-offs of loss-making assets, and reassessing risk weights.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Korea Introduces Voluntary Guidance for ESG Rating Agencies

    By Editors | 27/05/2023

    The guidelines, created by three ESG evaluation agencies and endorsed by regulators, take effect from 1 September.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    CCP Margin Models Lack Transparency, Predictability – Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2023

    New BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO report examines the impact of CCP margin models on market participants in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    IIGCC Outlines Principles for Enhancing Net Zero Benchmarks

    By ESG Investor | 26/05/2023

    New IIGCC working group with Bloomberg, FTSE Russell, MSCI, and S&P Global aims to promote best practices and real-world emissions reductions.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    EU Commission Unveils Measures to “Empower” Retail Investors

    By Mark Johnston | 25/05/2023

    The measures include better disclosures about investment products and services and a ban on inducements for “execution-only” sales.

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    Enforcement

    HK SFC Disqualifies Former Luxey International Directors

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/05/2023

    A Hong Kong court found two former Luxey International directors responsible for fraudulently inflating the price of a corporate acquisition and pocketing the gains.

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    Enforcement

    Global Banks Under Probe for Breaking UK Competition Law

    By Editors | 25/05/2023

    The CMA “provisionally” found that five global banks broke competition law in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

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